$11 million over budget and counting

Financial computer system for city is also running late

He said the company failed to meet numerous deadlines and, while it had private-sector experience with the system, lacked government experience implementing it. He attributed part of the problem to the fact that the city has assigned several people to manage the project since its launch.

Councilwoman Donna Frye and former Councilman Brian Maienschein were the only council members to vote against the city expenditure in April 2007.

“I don't have a good feeling about this,” Frye said at the time. “I think we'll be sitting here a year from now and it will cost more than $42 million.”

Yesterday, Frye said she was “tired of this sort of mismanagement” and added, “I suspect it's worse than what we're being told.”